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We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories.

~Cecil Rhodes

Topics: Also Available Cheap Colonies Dumping Easily Exploit Factories Find Goods Ground Labor Lands Materials Must Natives New Obtain Our Produced Provide Raw Raw Materials Same Same Time Slave Surplus Time Which Would

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Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world under British rule, for the recovery of the United States, for making the Anglo Saxon race but one Empire? What a dream, but yet it is probable; it is possible.

~Cecil Rhodes

Topics: Bringing British British Empire Dream Empire Form Making Object Possible Probable Race Recovery Rule Secret Should Society States United United States Whole Why World

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The real fact is that I could no longer stand their eternal cold mutton.

~Cecil Rhodes

Topics: Cold Could Eternal Fact Longer Real Stand

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Having read the histories of other countries, I saw that expansion was everything, and that the world's surface being limited, the great object of present humanity should be to take as much of the world as it possibly could.

~Cecil Rhodes

Topics: Being Could Countries Everything Expansion Great Having Histories Humanity Limited Much Object Other Other Countries Possibly Present Read Saw Should Surface Take World

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So little done, so much to do.

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Topics: Done Little Much

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Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.

~Cecil Rhodes

Topics: Consequently Englishman First Life Lottery Prize Remember Won You

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I have found out one thing and that is, if you have an idea, and it is a good idea, if you only stick to it you will come out all right.

~Cecil Rhodes

Topics: Come Found Good Good Idea Idea One Thing Only Out Right Stick Thing Will You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Statesman

Born: July 5th, 1853

Died: March 26th, 1902

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